In-person retreat: Finding Hope Through Disappointment

In-person retreat: Finding Hope Through Disappointment

In-person retreat: Finding Hope Through Disappointment

Exciting news! We are hosting an in-person retreat ‘Finding Hope Through Disappointment’, from Wednesday 10th – Friday 12th September 2025 (48 hours) at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK.

The retreat takes place in the beautiful grounds at High Leigh, described as a: 'historic Christian venue with tranquil surroundings: 40 acres of lawns, parkland and woodland' with en-suite bedrooms and spacious meeting halls and rooms.

Our speakers are Neil and Sonya Chitty (our CEO Tim’s pastor and his wife). You can watch and hear their lively and engaging talk on Disability and the Church on YouTube. 
A man and a woman at a podium, speaking. The man is seated and the woman is standing. There is a guitar in the background.
The cost of the in-person retreat is £265 pp (with single occupancy residential accommodation). A number of the rooms are fully accessible.

Included in the cost of the retreat are:
all meals; en-suite accommodation; teaching sessions; arts and craft materials for personal response; use of accessible meeting areas for fellowship with others; quiet time and space in beautiful surroundings; opportunities for prayer, worship and communion together.

Please complete the expression of interest form below. Please do not send money until a booking is confirmed by email.

For more information email together@throughtheroof.org or call 01372 749955.

    Disability: Inclusion and Belonging Event in Norwich

    Disability: Inclusion and Belonging Event in Norwich

    Join us on Saturday 5 July 10am - 12.30pm (doors open 09.30)
    at Witard Road Baptist Church, Witard Road, Norwich, NR7 9XD

    The Norfolk Roofbreaker Network invites you to:

    A morning to share ideas, solutions and free resources
    so churches can be more fully inclusive of disabled people.

    One of the speakers will be Bob Hamilton, a Pioneer Developer from Ipswich, talking about WAVE Church, a new ministry for people with additional needs. Bob has also been involved in other projects, including Safe Harbour, an accessible church that loves and serves those in Ipswich who have multiple and complex needs.

    Others are coming from elsewhere in Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as Cambridgeshire and Essex too. It’s open to all, and is an exciting chance for anyone to hear encouraging signs of God's work in East Anglia.

    There will be an exploration of the ABC journey: from Access to Belonging to Commission, an opportunity to hear personal experiences, and to encourage and inspire one another to create a “welcome culture” for those with disabilities.

    To book a place for this free event please book on Eventbrite below:
    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability-inclusion-and-belonging-with-through-the-roof-tickets-1360285012089

    Contacts for details of the programme:
    annette@throughtheroof.org OR carol@throughtheroof.org

    A flyer advertising an event in Norfolk for churches on Sat 5th July 2025 called 'Disability: Inclusion and Belonging' at Witard Road Baptist Church, Norwich. The flyer shows a QR Code to the Eventbrite booking site https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability-inclusion-and-belonging-with-through-the-roof-tickets-1360285012089 and the logo of Through the Roof disability charity, and their ABC of Disability Inclusion logo, with the words 'Access, Belonging, Commission'. Details in text on the flyer are also in the post itself.